Beschreibung:
Elizabeth Fitting is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
List of Tables ixAcknowledgments xiList of Abbreviations xvIntroduction: The Struggle for Mexican Maize 1Part I: Debates 331. Transgenic Maize and Its Experts 352. Corn and the Hybrid Nation 75Part II: Livelihoods 1173. Community and Conflict 1204. Remaking the Countryside 1555. From Campesinos to Migrant and Maquila Workers? 197Conclusion 230Appendix: Producer Interviews, 2001¿2002 239Notes 249Glossary 265Bibliography 271Index 293